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EDWVARD H. LOCKWOOD AND WILLIAM M. PATTERSON, OF OSWVEGO, NE YORK, ASSIGNORS OF TIVO-THIRDS TOI/VILLIAIWI A. POUCHER, ISAAC B. POUCIIER, AND THE ESTATE OF RICHARD J. OLIPHANT, OF SAME PLACE, AND GEORGE O. SEIVARD, OF TRENTON, NEIV JERSEY.

MACHINE FOR BOXING MATCHES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 564,310, dated July 21, 1896. Application filed September 19, 1895. Serial No. 563,007. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.- tion of Fig. V, showing four pairs of retract- Be it known that we, EDWARD M. LOCK- ing-hooks in position on the retracting-slide.

WOOD and \VlLLIAM M. PATTERSON, citizens Fig. XVII is a top plan view of one pair of of the United States, residing at Oswego, in retracting-hooks and their supports. Fig.

5 the county of Oswego and State of New York, XVIII is a similar view, a portion being brohave invented a new and useful Machine for ken away. Fig. XIX is a rear elevation of Boxing Matches; and we do hereby declare one pair of retracting-hooks on the supports that the following, in connection with the therefor. accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and The machine as here shown is made double,

IO exact description of the invention. so that two boxes may be operated upon Our invention relates to the construction simultaneously. of certain novel automatic machinery for For convenience and clearness we will profilling the ordinary tubular or slide matchceed to describe our improved machine under boxes with matches, and to the combination several heads, as follows: First, the main 15 and arrangement of the various parts of said frame of the machine, the supports for the automatic machinery in such manner that operative parts, and means for operating the the various steps of the process of introdusame; second, the mechanism for carrying in cing, filling, closing, and removing the boxes the boxes; third, the mechanism for elevatwill be carried on in regular and continuous ing the boxes; fourth, the mechanism for 20 order. retracting the boxes; fifth, the leveling mech- Our invention will be better understood by anism; sixth, the mechanism for closing the reference to the accompanying drawings, in boxes, and, seventh, the means for removing all of which the same letters and figures have the boxes after they have been filled and reference to corresponding parts. closed.

' 25 Figure I is a rear elevation of my machine. First. The mainframe of the machine, the

Fig. II is a vertical cross-section on line Z Z supports for the operative parts, and means of Fig. IV. Fig. III is a front elevation with for operating the same-The letter A india portion broken away. Fig. IV is a top cates the main frame of the machine, prefer= plan view. Fig. V is a top plan view with ably made of cast-iron, with legs B B, side 0 the closing slide-brackets and the bed-plate plates C C, face-plate C, and back plate C removed and the endless tapes broken away. The main shaft E, by which motion is com- Fig. VI is a top plan view with the retractmunicated to all parts of the machine, is jouring-slide, operatingarms, and cross-plate renaled to frame A in bearings D D. To shaft moved. Fig. VII is a side elevation. Fig. E is keyed the driving-wheel F, meshingwith 3 5 VIII is a side view on line X X of Fig. IV, pinion G, by which or by some similar means partly in section. Fig. IX is a longitudinal motion is communicated to the machine. To vertical section on line Y Y of Fig. IV. Fig. shaft E are also keyed various cam-wheels, by X is a longitudinal vertical section on line which certain parts of the mechanism are put Y Y of Fig. IV. Fig. XI is an enlarged side in operation. In addition to face and back 40 elevation of horizontal slide and retractingplates C and C frame is braced by crosshooks. Fig. XII is a front elevation of a porplate A and tie-rod B To frame A, at H H, 0 tion of retractingslide, showing supports for is journaled roller 2, which is operated by hooks. Fig. XIII is a side view of retractbelt J, running from pulley 6, keyed to shaft ing-hooks, a portion of the support being 12, to pulleyJ keyed to mainshaftE. Frame 5 broken away. Fig. XIV shows the boxes in is also braced by rod T, extending from side position under the inclined filling-planes, to side thereof and supporting certain ope'r- 5 showing the position of the matches therein. ating-levers. For holding boxes and covers Fig. XV shows the filled boxes under the lev- .in place on endless tapes 3 3 3, the guards R R eler. Fig. XVI is an enlarged view of aporare provided on each side, and the center guides R R, extending rearwardly from cen ter rib R This center rib R extends forwardly and is sustained by its widened base R on cross-plate A and on it are set at its forward end the central inclined planes M These inclined planes M may be integral or not with rib R On the outer sides of frame A are'iirmly attached arms M M, supporting closing-arms 81 Si, and to outer ends of rod 13* are journaled the retracting-levers at 14. On the main frame of the machine and toward the front are set on each side the brackets P P, to which are journaled at J J 2 the front roller 1. These brackets are best shown. in Figs. III, V, V I, VII, and VIII. Each of these brackets P P is provided with a widened base P, which gives a good support, and with widened upper portions S S, on which rest the brackets O 0, and between which portions S S the bracket P is cut out, leaving the groove U U, in which slides the end i5 of the retracting-slide :1. Rib R is provided with corresponding groove U between its upper extensions S 8*. To rear faces of brackets P P are j ournaled the rollers 102 102, and to rear face of center rib R if desired, the idler 103, on which runs the carrying-out belt 101. On the brackets P P are set and firmly secured the brackets O O, which cover over grooves U U. To brackets O O is secured bed-plate I), having slots 107 in forward edge, admitting hooks, and to ears A A, arranged near the forward ends of brackets O O, the leveler 61, by its arms 63 (33. On brackets O O, at their forward ends, are attached carrier-arms F 1 whichcarry at their inner ends inclined planes M M, corresponding to planes M M Bolted to front of machine is face-plate 0, shown partlybroken away in Fi g. III. This acts as a stop to the forward motion of the boxes and is provided with slots 100, through which the forward hook projects.

Second. The mechcmismfor carrying in the boxes-This consists of endless tapes 3 3 3, running on rollers 1 and 2, of which the rear roller 2 is sol id, and the front roller 1 is formed of shaft 5, and disk-like sections 4: 1, proportioned to the width of the tapes 3 3, roller 1 being journaled to the brackets P P at J 2 J and the roller 2 to frame A in bearings II II. These rollers 1 and 2 and endless tapes 3 3 3 are operated as aforesaid by belt J, extending from pulley J to pulley 0. The front roller 1 is made in this form that the lifting-blades 31 31 may pass up between the sections 4: l and receive the boxes with their covers as they are carried forward on tapes 3. The boxes \V with their covers \V, as shown in Figs. I and V, are set in place on the tapes 3 5 3 over the roller 2, one on each side, between the guard R and the center guide R, the distance between guard R and guide B being preferably a trifle less than the combined length of the box and cover IV, so that when set in place on the tapes 3 3 the box extends into the tubular cover a short distance. The box and cover, bein set in place on the tapes 3 3, are carried forward on this level into the machine until they arrive at the end of these belts over the roller 1, where their forward motion is positively stopped by face-plate O, and where they are in position to be received on the lifting-blades 31 31 31 and elevated to the upper level of the machine, which is the level of the bed-plate D. \Vhen they arrive at this level, they are immediately under the sloping planes M M and M M and in position to be filled. This elevation of the boxes to the filling position on the upper plane is effected by,

Third. The 'mecha/mfsm for elevating the boxes up to the inclined pZcmes.-This consists of the double-arm lever 2 1, provided with two arms 23 23, extending forwardly from its integral portion, this lever being mounted freely on the cross bar or rod T by its rearward sleeve 2!), so that forward ends of arms 23 23 of said lever 21 are free to move up and down through the arc of a circle. Lateral movement of lever 2 .11, as well as of the curved operating-lever 6% of the leveling mechanism, is prevented by collars U U, set firmly on rod T by set-screws V V. Elevating-slide 21 has ends 27 27 grooved to fit tongues L L on frame A, so that slide 21. may run up and down vertically on. these guides. Elevating-slide 21 has a fiat upper surface 30, on which are set the narrow vertical 1ifting-blades 31 31 31, which operate vertically between the sections 4 4 4. of roller 1. These blades 31 31 31 are firmly secured in position by angle-irons 32 and bolts 38 The upward motion of elevating-slide 21 is communicated by cam 22, which is an integral portion of cam-wheel 36, keyed to shaft E and rotating therewith. In its rotation cam 22 bears against antifriction-roller 3i, pivoted between arms 23 23 of lever 211:, and forces upward forward end. of lever 21, provided with antifriction-rollers 25 25 against the bearings 20 20 on the under face of slide 21, thus elevating slide 21, blades 31 31, and boxes carried thereon, slide 21 with blades 31 31 dropping by gravity when cam 22 has passed under roller 34:.

F0 with. Bet mating mechcmrism. This consists of a slide 4C1, extending from side to side entirely across the machine, and having ends 4:5 45, which are fitted to slots U U in bracket P, so asto slide therein. Slide 4-1 is also provided on its lower face with guides -16 to, which bear against inside faces of said brackets P P. On the upper surface of the retracting-slide 41 are set and secured the hook-supports c c 0, formed each with two upwardly-extending arms (I'd (Z and e e e, and secured in place by bolts f f f. Arms e e e are provided with forward extensions g g g, whose forward ends are slightly curved downward at h h h, and between arms (I and e on each support 0 are pivoted one pair of the retracting-hooks a and h. Inour drawings hook a is shown arranged next to arm (Z and hook 1) Hook (1 is pivoted between the next arm 6.

arms by pivot 71, its hooked end m extending a little forward of the curved end h of arm e, and its end 71. extending rearwardly and acting as a counterpoise slightly to overbalance the hooked end on and to keep it normally elevated, and at the same time as a counterpoise to hook I), keeping its rear end 19 elevated, the weight of end 'n being so proportioned that when slide 41 is run forward under a box, end mand end 10 will be easily depressed. The second retracting-hook 1? lies next to arm 6 and is journaled thereto by rivet 0 at its forward end. Its rear end slants upwardly toward the rear, extending slightly above arms d and 6, having a vertical rear face 19, which acts as a hook for the purpose of retracting secondarily the boxes and covers, which have been first retracted byhook a. Near its rear end hook I) is provided with a slot q, in which rests the journaling-pivot 2' of hook a, so that the hook end p can vibrate up and down freely for a short distance. Hook a is provided with a pin 0" ,which engages in the longitudinal slot 3, provided in hook Z2 at about its center, so that when either of the hook ends m or p is depressed the other will be depressed simultaneously. The purpose of slot 5 is to prevent binding. Slide 41 is connected by bar 54 to upper member 53 of retracting-lever 44, bar 54 being connected freely to both slide 41 and member 53 53. To forward end of lower member 51 of lever 44 is attached a pin 50, provided with antifriction-roller 55, engaging with cam-' groove 42 on inner face of cam-wheel 52, keyed to E and rotating therewith. As wheel 52 rotates, an up-and-down motion is imparted to pin 50, by which through retractinglever 44 and bar 54 a reciprocating horizontal longitudinal movement is imparted to slide 41, and therefore two retracting-hooks a and I), carried thereon. By this means boxes and covers elevated on blades 31 31 to level of bed-plate D are received on hooks a a and supports 61 d,with the open boxes immediately under inclined planes M M and M M and, having been filled with matches in this position, are retracted first by hooks a. a, which take with forward side of box, and second by hooks Z) I), being thereby held against retrograde movement upon the return of the hooks, and supported on bed-plate D immediately under leveler 61.

Fifth. lllecham'sm for leveling the matches.The leveler 61, which is provided for leveling and slightly compressing the matches in the boxes and holding the boxes and covers in place while they are being closed, is a rectangular plate smooth on its under side and faced with leather, felt, or other suitable substance. It is large enough completely to cover the pair of filled boxes as they rest in the ma chine after being retracted and extends over a portion of the covers. Leveler 61 is carried by its two arms 66 66, journaled to ears A A on bracket 0, which arms extend along, the top of 61 to the middle of its rear edge in the form of ribs 63 63. The leveler is operated by cam 62 on cam-wheel 72, which bears against the antifriction-roller 68, pivoted on forward end of curved operating arm 64. This arm is journaled by its rear sleeve 67 to cross-rod T, so that its forward end may freely vibrate up and down through an arc. Attached to the upper and inwardly-curved end 69 of arm 64 is a socket 70, in which rests the lower end of vertical rod 71, running through perforation 75 in the middle rib R The upper end of rod 71 rests against a rearwardlyextending ear 7 3 of the leveler 61, so that when rod 71 is forced up by cam 62 this motion is communicated to the leveler 61, which is thus slightly raised above the boxes of matches, permitting them to pass under, and again descending on them, by its weight levels and slightly compresses the matches in the boxes and holds the boxes and covers in place while they are being closed by slides 81 81. The necessity for the leveler 61 and its mode of operation are best illustrated in Figs. XIV and XV. The matches It, held in the holes Z in endless belt Z of the match-making machine, (indicated in Fig. X,) are brought into position so as to extend immediately over the box W and inclined planes M M then, ejected from belt Z, they fall some directly into box WV, some first onto planes M M thence into box, where they lie substantially parallel, but a little piled up, h, at each end of the box, as shown in Fig. XIV. When the box has passed under the leveler 61, its weight forces these piles h 70' down substantially level, as shown in Fig. XV. The upper layer of matches 10 may still lie slightly above the edge of the box, but the cover W, the box WV, and the matches 76 being held firmly in position by the leveler 61, the cover is forced over this upper layer 70 and onto the box Without difficulty.

Sixth. Box-closing mechanism.-On top of each bracket P on each side of the machine is secured firmly by bolts 88 88 a bracket 0, consisting of a base 86, extending longitudinally, forming the bed of the bracket. On this bed and at right angles thereto is the guiding-piece 87, extending outwardly and inwardly beyond sides of base 86 and preferably integral therewith. This guiding-piece is formed on its interior with grooves and lips to which slide 81 is fitted, and on which it runs with a reciprocating lateral horizontal motion. On bracket 0, forward of guiding-piece 87, is the ear A, to which arm 66 of leveler 61 is pivoted, and farther forward is supported on bracket 0 the carrying-arm F. The reciprocating motion is communicated to slide 81 by closing-lever 84, supported near its middle by pin 96 in forked end N of lever M. At its upper end closing-arm 84 is pivotally connected by link 95 to extension 94 on outer end of slide 81, and at lower end is provided with antifriction-roller 98, which rests in eccentric-groove 82 on roller 97, carried on outer end of main shaft E and rotating therewith. As roller 97 rotates, the antifrictionroller 98 follows eccentric-groove S2, and reciprocating horizontal motion through closing-lever Si is thus communicated to slide 81.

Seventh. Carrying-0ut mechanism.-The boxeshavingbeen leveled, closed, and pushed back in the machine by the boxes, which are being continually retracted, are pushed onto the carrying-out belt 101, which is an endless belt running on rollers 102 102 102, and on some outside roller at its outer end, (not shown,) and may be supported at its center by an idler 1.03. This belt 101. carries the boxes 011' to one side of the machine, where it delivers them over its outer end into some suitable receptacle.

llIode of operation. The empty boxes W 3 with their covers \V are set in position by the operator on the endless tapes or belts E 3 3, as shown in Figs. I and V, the box \V being set in the inside against guide R, and the cover on the outside against guard R, the distance between guide R and guard B being a little less than the combined length of the box and cover, so that the box and cover being set together on endless belts, the end of box extends a short distance into the cover. The boxes, being set on the tapes one after the other, are carried forward by the movement of the tapes until they arrive at the front of the machine immediately over the elevating mechanism, where further forward movement is prevented by faceplate U. The box and cover are there in position to be received on the elevating-blades 31 31 31., and are elevated to the upper levelthe level of the bed-plate D-by the elevating mechanism, which is put into operation by cam 22, whose wheel 36 is rotating with main shaft E. Cam 22 bears against roller 3., pivoted between arms 23 of lever 24, and communicates upward motion to lever 24: and so to elevating-slide 21, on whose upper surface are the elevating-blades 31 31. When the box arrives at this upper level, it is received on hooks a a and arms 6 e, which are carried on slide a1, on which the box and cover are then sustained, the blades 31 31 on elevating-slide 21 then falling away. In this position the hook ends m m of the hooks to a engage with the forward side of box, so as to draw it back whenhooks are retracted. The box is now held immediately under inclined planes M M and in position to be filled with matches. the retracting-slide is operated, the matchmaking machine is timed to eject from its endless belt I enough matches to fill the two boxes under the inclined planes, (which is what we call the first position,) that is, commonly about one hundred and eighty matches for each box. As the matches are expelled with some force from endless belt Z, the guard-plate (1 (best shown in Fig. III) may be arranged immediately back of inclined planes to insure the deposition of the matches The boxes being filled, the rein the boxes.

While in this position, and before 5 tracting mechanism is timed to come into 1 operation, and the boxes are retracted by hooks a a, which engage with front of box and cover. By this means they are retracted into second position, or position in which their front edges are engaged by hooks Z) I), so that at the next operation of the retracting mechanism the first box is retracted by hooks b 1) into third position under leveler 61. Simultaneously the second box being retracted by hooks a a into second position, the following boxes are being carried in, elevated, and filled continuously and successively. It will be noticed that the operation of cant slot 4C2 on lever 14. is timed to correspond with that of the longer cam 22 on lever 24, so that while the box is being held at the upper level on the blades 31 31 by operation. of this longer cam 22 on lever 2%, the preceding box has been retracted and the slide &1 returned to its norn'lal or forward position, when it is in position to receive another box on hooks a a and arms 6 6. Next comes the operation of the leveling mechanism, whichis so timed that by means of cam 62, lever (54c, and pin 71 the leveler 01 will be raised so as to permit the boxes to be retracted freely and the first box, or the first pair, to be moved into position under it, when the roller (58 on lever (31 having been passed over the cam 02, the leveler settles back onto the boxes filled with matches, and for a short distance, say, about an inch, onto the inner end of each. cover, holding the cover, and more particularly the box, filled with matches in position with some firmness, and also leveling and compressing the matches. The leveler (31 having settled down onto the boxes, the closing mechanism before described comes into operation. This closing is performed by alatcral end pressure of the slide 81 on the outer end of cover \V, so as to force the cover over the filled box, while the matches as well as box are held in position by the leveler. By this pressure of the leveler it happens that if some of the matches, as layer 7& in Fig. XV, lie slightly above the box, the advancing cover will ride over them with a slightly rolling gentle pressure. The weight of the leveler is not great, but sufficient to compress matches and hold boxes and covers firmly without crushing while the covers are being forced on. There is no such force applied to matches as to run any risk of igniting them by friction against the leveler, the cover, or among the matches. All these steps of the process are performed during one rotation of main shaft, and on the next rotation of the shaft the same operation of elevating one box, retracting another by the first hooks, and retracting a third by the second hooks is performed, so that the box now resting under the leveler is forced rearward by these following boxes into what may be called the fourth position on the bed-pl ate between the leveler and the carrying-out belt 101, and by the next operationit is moved into the fifth position and onto the belt 101, by

which immediately and as fast as they are fed to it they are carried off to the side of the machine.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an automatically-operating matchbox and its cover in place, and cam-operated.

slides for closing the box, said slides operating at right angles to the direction of retraction.

2. In a match-boxing machine, mechanism for supporting and carrying in the empty boxes and their covers, said mechanism consisting of a solid roller and a shaft carrying a series of disks, endless belts running over said roller and disks, and means for rotating said roller and shaft, in combination with a vertically-reciprocatin g slide carrying liftingblades adapted to move between the disks on the shaft and elevate the boxes and covers to the filling position, substantially as specified.

3. In a match-boxing machine, the combination, with the box and cover supporting and carrying-in mechanism consisting of a solid roller and a shaft carrying a series of disks, endless belts running over said roller and disks and means for rotating said roller and shaft, of a vertically-reciprocating slide carrying lifting-blades adapted to move between the disks on the shaft and elevate the boxes and covers to the filling position, and a horizontalslide provided with hooks adapted to engage and retract said boxes and covers,

. substantially as specified.

4:. In a match-boxing machine, the combination, with a series of endless belts rotatably supported, of avertically-reciproeating slide -carrying lifting-blades adapted to move between the belts and elevate the boxes and covers, a horizontal slide provided with hooks adapted to engage the boxes and retract the same, and mechanism forleveling the matches, substantially as specified.

5. In a match-boxing machine, the combination, with a series of endless belts rotatably supported, of a vertically-reciprocating slide carrying lifting-blades adapted to move between said belts and elevate the boxes and covers, a horizontal slide provided with hooks adapted to engage the boxes and retract the same, mechanism for leveling the matches, and mechanism for closing the boxes, substantially as specified.

6. In a match-boxing machine, the combination, with a series of rotatable belts for carrying in the boxes and their covers, a vertically-reciprocating slide carrying liftingblades a cam-operative lever for operating said slide to elevate said boxes and covers, of a horizontally-reciprocating slide carrying retracting-hooks, a cam-operated lever for operating said slide, a cam-operated gravityweight for leveling the matches, and means for closing the boxes, substantially as specified.

'7. In a machine for performing automatically the operations necessary for filling boxes with matches, the combination of the frame supporting the operative parts, a conveyer for carrying in the empty boxes and covers, a slide for elevating the boxes adjacent to guides down which matches expelled from match-making machine drop into boxes, a cam-operated slide carrying retracting-hooks for withdrawing the filled boxes, said boxes resting by their own weight on said conveyer, an elevating-slide and a retracting-slide.

8. In a machine for performing automatically the operations necessary for filling boxes with matches, the combination of the main frame, endless belts for carrying in the empty boxes and covers, cam-operated slides and carrying-blades for elevating the same, inclined planes for guiding matches expelled from the match-making machine into the boxes, cam-operated mechanism for retracting the boxes, gravity-weight for leveling the matches and holding the boxes in position, and cam-operated mechanism for simultaneously closing the boxes, substantially as described and shown.

9. In a machine for performing automatically the operations for filling boxes with matches, the combination of the main frame, endless belts for carrying in the empty boxes and covers, cam-operated slides for elevating the same, cam-operated slides carrying retracting-hooks for retracting the filled boxes, mechanism for leveling the matches and holding the boxes in position, and simultaneously acting cam-operated slides for closing the boxes, substantially as described and shown.

10. In an automatic machine for filling boxes with matches, endless belts for carrying in the empty boxes and covers, cam-operated vertically-reciprocating slide for elevating the same,'cam-operated longitudinally and horizontally reciprocating slide for retracting the boxes, cam-operated gravityweight for leveling the matches in the boxes and holding the boxes in position, and camoperated transversely horizontally reciproeating slides for closing the boxes, substantially as described and shown.

11. In an automatic machine for filling boxes with matches, endless belts for carrying in the empty boxes and covers, cam-operated vertically reciprocating slide carrying vertical blades for elevating the same, camoperated longitudinally horizontally recipro- ITO lit

eating slide carrying a double set of retracting-hooks arranged in pairs for retracting the boxes, cam-operated gravity-weight for levcling the matches in the boxes and holding the boxes in position, and cam-operated transversely horizontally reciprocating slides for closing the boxes, substantially as described and shown.

12. In an automatic machine for filling boxes with matches, endless belts for carrying in the empty boxes and covers, cam-opera-ted vertieally-reciprocating slide carrying vertical blades for elevating the same, camoperated longitudinally horizontally reciprocating slide carrying a double set of retracting-hooks arranged in pairs for retracting the boxes, cam-operated gravity-weight for leveling the matches in the boxes and holding the boxes in position, cam-operated transversely horizontally reciprocating slides for closing the boxes, and endless belt transversely operating for carrying away the filled and closed boxes, substantially as described and shown.

13. In a machine for performing automatic ally the operations necessary for filling boxes with matches, the combination of the frame supporting the operative parts, a conveyor for carrying in the empty boxes and covers, a slide for elevating the boxes adjacent to guides down which matches expelled from matchmaking machine drop into boxes, a cam-operated slide carrying retracting-hooks for withdrawing the filled boxes, said boxes resting by their own weight on said conveyor an elevating-slide a retracting-slide, a camelevated weight timed to be elevated to permit boxes to take position under it, and dropping by its own weight to compress matches and to hold box and cover in place, while a transverse camoperated slide is forcing cover on filled box.

ll. In an automatic match-boxing machine, the combination with a suitable conveyer for carrying in the empty boxes and their covers, a vertically-opcrating slide for elevating the boxes and covers, of a horizontally-reciprocating slide carrying one or more sets of pivoted hooks arranged to pass under a filled box and engage its forward edge when the slide is moved forward and to draw the box back when said slide is retracted, and a camoperated lever for operating the slide.

15. In a machine for automatically filling boxes with matches, the combination of an elevating-slide supporting vertical liftingblades and provided with side guides for guiding it in its reciprocating motion on the main frame, and a cam-operated lever for elevating said slide, in combination with retracting-hooks adapted to pass between the lifting-blades.

16. In a machine for automatically filling boxes with matches, means for elevating the boxes, consisting of a vertically-reciprocatin g slide formed to fitmain frame and slide there on, vertical lifting-blades arranged on said slide, a cam-operated lever bearing against the under side of said slide at one end, and supported on a shaft at its opposite end, and a cam keyed to main shaft for forcing said lever upwardly at each rotation, in combinati on with retracting-hooks adapted to pass be tween the lifting-blades.

17. In a machine for automatically filling boxes with matches, means for elevating the boxes, consisting of a slide form ed with guideways at each end fitted to the-m ain supportingframe, and carrying vertical lifting-blades on. its upper side and provided with a widened bearing face or faces below, a cam-operated lever having an antifriction roller or rollers at one end bearing again st said widened bearing-face and supported at its opposite end freely on an axle, another antifrietion-roller arranged between two arms of said lever, and a cam carried on a cam-wheel keyed to main shaft for bearing against said second antifriction-roller and. forcing said lever up at each rotation, in combination a horizontally-reciprocating slide carrying retracting-hooks arranged to pass between the lifting-blades,substantially as described and shown.

18. In a machine for automatically filling boxes with matches, means for retracting the filled boxes, consisting of a suitable support, a horizontally-reciprocating slide supported thereon. and arranged on the upper face of said slide two sets of retracting-hooks arranged in. pairs, said pairs composed. one of each set, and a cam-operated lever for reciprocating said slide, substantially as described and shown.

1.). In a machine for automatically filling boxes with matches, means for retracting the filled boxes, consisting of a suitable support, a horizontally-reciproeating slide supported thereon, and arranged on the upper face of said slide two sets of retraotinghooks arranged in pairs, said pairs composed one of each set, and a cam-operated lever for reciprocating said slide, and a lever having two arms, a connecting-barconnecting upper arm of said lever to said slide and antifriction-roller arranged at end of lower arm, said antifriction-roller taking in a cam-slot on face of wheel keyed to main shaft.

20. In a machine for automatically filling boxes with matches, a retracting-slide fitted to slide on its supportin gframe, and arranged on its upper side sets of forward and rearward reti'actinghooks, said hooks, one of each set, being arranged in pairs, each pair being pivoted between the two arms of a hook-s11 pport, one of said arms being provided with forwardly-extend in g portion, substantially as described and shown.

21. In a machine for automatically filling boxes with. matches, a retracting-slide fitted to slide on its supporting-frame, and arranged on its upper side sets-of forward and rearward retracting-hooks, said hooks, one of each set, being arranged in pairs, each pair being pivoted between the two arms of a hook-support,

.one of said arms being provided with forwardly-extending portion next to which the rearward hook is arranged, substantially as 5 described and shown.

22. In a machine for automatically filling boxes with matches, retracting-slide 41, carrying hook-supports c 0, provided with upwardly-extending arms cl and e, and pivoted IO between said forwardly-extending arms hook I) having rearward face p, and hook a having forwardly-extending hooked end m and rearwardly-extending portion, substantially as described and shown,

In witness whereof we have hereunto set [5 our hands, in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Oswego, in the county of Oswego, in the State of New York, this 22d day of July, 1895.

EDWVARD M. LOGKVVOOD. WVILLIAM M. PATTERSON. Witnesses:

F. L. CooLEY, JOHN TIERNAN. 

